Tag Archive for: BBC News

Teenage vaping: ‘I’ll have puffs as I’m falling asleep’
Seventeen-year-old Leia is one of a growing number of teenage vapers - but she’s trying hard to quit.
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Dr Michael Watt: 2018 assessment found he was not fit to practice
Neurologist Dr Michael Watt was at the centre of of Northern Ireland's biggest ever patient recall.
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NHS gets limited stock of Wegovy weight-loss jab
Some UK patients could be prescribed the popular shot by specialist NHS weight management services.
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Martha’s rule: Call for right to second opinion after tragic teen death
Martha Mills died just over two years ago after failures by doctors to spot and treat her condition.
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Infant leukaemia: Ipswich mother tells of her baby death heartbreak
A mother-of-two from Suffolk says she hopes new research will spare other parents from devastation.
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Stroke survivor: ‘A wheelchair will give me freedom’
A family are fundraising for their father after a stroke left him needing cranial surgery.
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Botox providers in England facing stricter rules
Anyone carrying out cosmetic injections must be trained to do so under strict new proposals.
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Lauren Bridges: Out-of-area patient died in ‘cry for help’, inquest jury finds
Lauren Bridges, 20, died after being moved to a mental health hospital 250 miles from her home.
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Paris says au revoir to rental e-scooters
The ban comes after a vote in the French capital - but is it democracy in action?
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Critically ill UK teen in legal fight with NHS
The 19-year-old wants to seek an experimental treatment abroad, but doctors say she needs end-of-life care.
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